Jim Maguire (cyclist)

Jim Maguire

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish)
Born	c. 1935
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Event(s)	Track and Road
Club	Windsor CC, Belfast

Jim Maguire (born c.1935) is a former racing cyclist from Northern Ireland, who represented Northern Ireland at the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Maguire was a member of the Windsor Cycling Club of Belfast. ^[1] He won the 1957 Dublin Birr mass start ^[2] and was nominated by the Northern Ireland Cycling Federation for the shortlist for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. ^[3]

Maguire subsequently represented the 1958 Northern Irish Team ^[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, ^[5] participating in one cycling program event; the road race ^{[6] [7]}

He was an E.B.N.I. surveyor by profession. ^[8]

References

1. "Rod cyclits nomintaed for the Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 16 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Cycling" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 29 June 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Road cyclits nominated for the Empire Games" . Ireland's Saturday Night. 12 April 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
5. "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain" . Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
8. "Glens' Race" . Belfast Telegraph. 25 August 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.